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		The following 
		 
		<code class="classname">Db</code> 


		methods may be useful to you when managing DB databases:
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                <code class="methodname">Db::get_open_flags()</code>
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                Returns the current open flags. It is an error to use this method on 
                an unopened database.
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Db db(NULL, 0);
u_int32_t open_flags;

// Database open and subsequent operations omitted for clarity

db.get_open_flags(&amp;open_flags); </pre>
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                <code class="methodname">Db::remove()</code>
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                Removes the specified database. If no value is given for the 
				<em class="parameter"><code>database</code></em> parameter, then the entire file
				referenced by this method is removed.
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				Never remove a database that has handles opened for it. Never remove a file that
				contains databases with opened handles.
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Db db(NULL, 0);

// Database handle creation omitted for clarity

db.remove("mydb.db",             // Database file to remove 
          NULL,                  // Database to remove. This is
                                 // NULL so the entire file is
                                 // removed.  
         0);                     // Flags. None used.</pre>
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                <code class="methodname">Db::rename()</code>
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                Renames the specified database. If no value is given for the 
				<em class="parameter"><code>database</code></em> parameter, then the entire file
				referenced by this method is renamed.
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				Never rename a database that has handles opened for it. Never rename a file that
				contains databases with opened handles.
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Db db(NULL, 0);

// Database handle creation omitted for clarity

db.rename("mydb.db",             // Database file to rename
          NULL,                  // Database to rename. This is
                                 // NULL so the entire file is
                                 // renamed. 
         "newdb.db",             // New database file name
         0);                     // Flags. None used.</pre>
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